The project is slated for a 61-acre tract that includes the former Witko Mobile Home park, along a section of Airport Road that includes Downs Off Track Wagering and BJ's Wholesale Club.

In addition to the anchor stores, the shopping center will include a Starbucks, Panera Bread, Macaroni Grill, Ruby Tuesday, as well as a Coldstone Creamery, which sells gourmet ice cream.

But the tenant list is not complete, Albertson said.

"We'll be under construction before we have everything finalized on that kind of stuff," he said.

The township imposed conditions with its approval, including a requirement that developers get a highway occupancy permit from the state Department of Transportation for Airport Road.

Township Engineer Frederick Hay said developers also will have to replace an off-site culvert at Irving Street.

The off-site culvert will handle long-standing water problems in the area, Hay said. It will not address flooding problems originating in the shopping center, he said.

Turning lanes will be added to the intersection of Airport Road and entrance roads leading to the Downs Off Track Wagering on one side and BJ's Wholesale Club on the other. Improvements also will be made to the intersection of Airport Road and Lloyd Street.

Albertson said the Airport Road corridor is good for the center because "it's where the growth is in the Valley, and where the traffic is."

"It's accessible to most of the Valley and I think that's what's attractive to people or to retailers," he said.